I recently did a post on French inspired architecture, and of course it is the shutters that are one of the features I love most. Joni from Cote de Texas says that authentic French homes have shutters that are solid, not slats – interesting!

Sometimes the small things in life change our world in a big way. Im with ya! I love shutters and I have a real working copper gas lantern. Love it to bits. Im glad I made those choices while building our home. Susie

Hi Melissa,
Just stopping by to say hi and see how the unpacking is going. At least the unpacking is better than the packing…..right?? Seriously, hope you are all doing well and adjusting to your new state and home! Stop by if you get a chance and see my little (and it is little) makeover.

Hi Melissa, glad to see you here posting! Why do shutters move us? I love them, and I told my hubby if he ever saw old shutters on the side of the road…slam on the brakes! He of course rolled his eyes! Love that picture!
Blessings,
Debbie

Shutters make my heart skip a beat too. I just picked up a really cool pair at the flea market for $5.00! I can’t wait to paint and repurpose them for inside of the house. Thanks for the eye candy today!

Oh how I love real wooden shutters! One day I will take down our ugly plastic ones and replace them. My white garage door will be painted a nice shade of taupe this Spring also, and I am adding some nice hardware to the garage door as well. Thanks for the inspiration!
~Misti

That colour and texture combination is just irresistable isn’t it? Shutters always seem to provide just the right finishing touch, like putting on mascara! I also love internal shutters, they’re very popular in Australia and seem to add elan to any room.

Hi there…I have been reading your blog for quite some time…and love it. I am working on finding PEACE in my home and your blog helps to inspire that! I have nominated you for an award “The Marie Antoinette – A Real Person, A Real Award!”…you can check out the info on my blog http://www.dancinglydenise.typepad.com
Enjoy!
Denise

There is nothing like functioning shutters. I have to say, misproportioned shutters are my pet peeves… you know, those fake ones people just nail to the side of their house… the ones that are a foot wide on either side of a 5 foot window…
TRUE, useful, beautiful, functional shutter… a BEAUTIFUL thing indeed!!!!!
Thanks for the great post

Who doesn’t love them~! When we built our home we requested real wood shutters and for about seven years they looked lovely. Until they began to rot. A few years back my husband and I decided to replaced them with plastic shutters that will never rot that do have lovely slates similar to the ones in this photograph and yes they are the correct size for our house. Now I’m just thankful that we never have to paint them again and that this is one less expense that I have to worry about.

Our ca. 1830 house has some of its original shutters; on about 1/2 the windows, all that remain are the shutterdogs and hinges. The shutters need work, though … some of them hang askew, some of the slats are broken. But we have only been here 10 months. All things in time! I, too, love real shutters.

Welcome! I'm Melissa Michaels. I created The Inspired Room in 2007 to inspire women to fall in love with the home they have. Ten years later, I'm still here doing my thing and loving every minute of it. I'm so glad YOU are here!